Sri Lanka Thosai (Black Gram And Rice)

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Curry
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

250 gram black gram
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek
25 grams onion
1 medium chile -- fresh
100 gram flour -- rice
250 gram rice -- parboiled
1 teaspoon salt
1 dash turmeric
50 milliliters oil
1 bunch curry leaf sprigs
1 teaspoon cumin
 

Preparation:

Soak the black gram and fenugreek in water until soft. Chop the onion and chile. Drain the gram and fenugreek and liquidize with the rice flour, rice and sufficient water to make a batter. Add the salt and turmeric. Heat 25 ml oil and fry onion, chile, curry leaves and cumin, then add to the batter. Reheat the pan, add a little oil and pour in batter to make a thin pancake. When little holes appear on the thosai turn it over and cook on the other side for a minute or two. Repeat process until all the batter is used up.